title: New biogeographical and morphological information on Physaloptera ngoci Le-Van-Hoa, 1961 (Nematoda: Physalopteridae) in South-east Asian rodents.
abstract: During a study of the helminth fauna of 1,643 rodents trapped along the Mekong River (Thailand, Lao People's Democratic Republic and Cambodia) in 2008-2011, the spirurid nematode Physaloptera ngoci Le-Van-Hoa, 1961 was recovered with an overall prevalence of 2.8%. Based on the original description, it was identified in nine of 23 different Murinae host species and is here reported for the first time from these three countries. A scanning electron microscopy study provides additional morphological data.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Veciana
authors.forename: Kittiponk
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chaisiri
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morand
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miquel
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ribas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002160:Cambodia / Q000453:epidemiology; D007812:Laos / Q000453:epidemiology; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / Q000662:veterinary; D009115:Muridae / Q000469:parasitology*; D015995:Prevalence; D045483:Rivers; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D017205:Spirurida Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013151:Spiruroidea / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology